3rd suspect identified in Cocoa shooting that injured toddler
A toddler was shot in the pelvis on May 13, outside Cocoa Meat & Produce, where three men opened fire on a 17-year-old who was with the child and her mother.
Two suspects have been arrested in the case.
A third suspect, Lynnard Semaj Woods, 19, remains at large, and investigators are still working to determine the motive.
COCOA, Fla. - Brevard County deputies continue to search for a third suspect in the shooting of a toddler.
Wanted Suspect At-Large
Lynnard Semaj Woods, 19, is wanted for a shooting earlier this month in Cocoa. The child was sitting in a stroller when three people hopped out of a car and engaged in a shootout, injuring the little girl.
Two others have already been arrested.
The backstory
The shooting happened on May 13 outside the Cocoa Meat & Produce on South Burnett Road in West Cocoa, officials said.
Three people in a black Mercedes and a man and woman pushing a stroller with a toddler in it began shooting at each other in a "gunfight," Sheriff Ivey said. The fight was apparently over some ongoing feud between the groups.
The baby was shot in the pelvis and is expected to survive.
The 17-year-old boy who was walking with the woman and baby was arrested on a charge of possession of a firearm. A 32-year-old man was also arrested on a number of charges related to the incident.
What they're saying
Authorities are looking for one more person.
"It takes a community to protect a community, and Brevard County is the best there is at doing it, so let's serve up a little Brevard County Justice and put Woods where he belongs, behind bars at Ivey's Iron Bar Lodge," Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey said.
What you can do
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Brevard County Sheriff's Office or Crimeline at 1-800-423-8477, email wheeloffugitive@bcso.us or call the Fugitive Unit directly at 321-622-1227.
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